Why Central Florida’s Rainy Season Is Harder on Your AC Than Summer Heat — And How to Prep for It 

At Polar Express, we get more emergency calls from June through September than any other stretch of the year. This is not because it’s hotter, but because it’s wetter. Central Florida homeowners tend to brace for their AC to work hard in July’s heat, but the rainy season brings its own set of problems that have nothing to do with temperature and […]

What Happens to Your A/C After a Power Surge (and How to Protect It)? 

Imagine relaxing in your living room and suddenly a thunderous crack splits the sky. What happens next is worse. The light flickers, and then there is complete silence. A power outage. It is certainly annoying, but what is truly dangerous isn’t the outage itself, but the chaotic power surge that often follows when the electricity […]